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Table 1.

Summary of the initial parameters and physics assumptions of our models.

Single-star model mi (M) XH (t = ta) log acc,i (M/yr) acc Accrertion termination condition
Set I 4–20, ΔM = 2 0.5 −4.3 to −2.2, in steps of 0.1 Constant Critical rotation
Set II 8 0.5 −3.0 Rotation-limited log acc drops below certain thresholds
Set III 8 0.3 −3.0 Rotation-limited log acc drops below certain thresholds
Set IV 12 0.5 −3.3 and −3.0 Not rotation-limited Mass reaches 20 M

Binary model Initial binary parameters αSC jacc Rotation-limited acc? Tayler–Spruit dynamo

Model I (20 + 8) M, 150 d 1 jkep Yes Yes
Model II (20 + 8) M, 150 d 1 jaccretor Yes Yes
Model III (20 + 8) M, 150 d 100 jkep Yes Yes
Model IV (20 + 8) M, 150 d 1 jkep when ω < ωcrit No Yes
0.1 jkep when ω = ωcrit
Model V (20 + 8) M, 150 d 1 jkep Yes No

Notes. mi: initial mass; XH: central hydrogen mass fraction; ta: time when accretion begins; acc,i: initial mass accretion rate; αSC: semiconvective mixing parameter; jacc: specific angular momentum accreted by the star; jkep: Keplerian specific angular momentum at the accretor’s surface; jaccretor: specific angular momentum at the surface of the accretor. ω and ωcrit: surface angular velocity and critical angular velocity, respectively.

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